Jasper in Deadland, press notes state, "tells the story of 16-year-old Jasper, who loses his best friend Agnes and travels into the afterlife to retrieve her. But this afterlife—'Deadland'—is some kind of freakish, a hybrid of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Norse and Judeo-Christian mythologies, divided into seven 'circles' where Jasper encounters Cerberus, the demoness Ammut, Loki and his daughter Hel, a psychotic redneck named The Chuckster, and the ever mysterious Mr. Lethe. Will Jasper retrieve his best friend Agnes? Or will he join the Dead forever?”

Performances will be held at Pasadena High School Auditorium (2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. in Pasadena) on Aug. 5 at 7 PM and Aug. 6 at 2 PM and 7 PM. Tickets can be ordered online at www.pasadenamusicaltheatre.com or purchased at the door: $15 for general admission, or $30 for reserved “Premium Tickets.”